The more interesting things about that page is an ancient church and a medieval village.

Well, it still can be it, but I wouldn't bet much on this...

S.I., tel. 04.71.40.62.41 in season - Information Mairie, tel. 04.71.40.62.80 except in season. Made part of the Office of Tourism of the country of Bort-Artense (19110) - Tel. 05.55.96.02.49 - Fax 05.55.96.90.79.

Altitude 485 m. - 1024 inhabitants - Paris 495 km. - Clermont-Fd 95 km, Aurillac 80, Mauriac 25. -Buses with Ussel and Clermont-Fd - Station green of Holidays to proximity of Park of the Volcanos. - Chief town of the district. - Preferred Contacts with St-Martin the Beau in Indre and Loire. - All businesses, medical-dental center, kiné(?), nurses, pharmacist (chemist, druggist), taxi, bank.

Excitement - plays, spectacles

Festivals - Flea Market in August.

Leisure

Fishing in rivers and lakes.

Sites, walks and excursions

Footpath PR Chamina - Circuit of the Romanesque churches - Milhac Cliff - Numerous natural sites - Mary Peak 1787 m - Walks and excursions : Mauriac Museum; Museum of the insects of the world (Yves-Bourg); Museum of radio (Lanobre) ; Mining Museum (Champagnac); Salers (?) (means: to cure); medieval city 15-16th century - Flat water of Val à Bort les Orgues : sailing; sail boarding, skiing.

Architecture and collections

Romanesque Churches 12th century - Ruins of a castle and chapel 12th century - Church of Yves Bourg M.H., 12th century - Auzers Castle 14 -10th century . - Val Castle M.H. 10th century - Oppidum de Chastel (?) Marlhac.

Sports

Tennis - VTT (?) - Ping-pong - Archery - Heated pool - Sports ground - French Bowls.

Soil and Patrimony

Specialities : Trout, Butcheries, Pastry and squares of Auvergne ; Cheese : Cantal, Blue, Cabicous.

Accommodations

Camping ** - Municipal Camping* - Cabins of France (furnished) - H-R Relais Arverne LF, tel. 04.71.40.62.64 - Camping at the farm : 2.

Q: First voodoo murders, then werewolves, what's number three about?
A: This is still a secret. It seems at this stage that contemporary European politics play a significant role, just as history did in GK2. A horrible secret from the village's history is the key point. The story is based on an actual incident, but Jane Jensen isn't specifying what incident yet.

Q: Where does this one take place?
A: Location has always been an important part of the series, but this is a secret too. Sierra can't tell us anything more than "a small European Village."

Q: Will this one use Full Motion Video?
A: No. This edition will be a real-time 3D game.

Q: Who will do the voice of Gabriel Knight?
A: Casting is still to be determined. The leaning is to recast Dean Erickson and Joanne Takahashi, who played Gabriel and Grace in GK2. Eric Twelker tells us that Jane Jensen will consider them if they are available.

Q: Do we get to play both Gabriel and Grace?
A: Yes. Q: Will this game be Chapter-based?
A: Uncertain. What is known is that the game will occur in real-time, so things will happen around Gabriel and Grace. There will be a main-patch to the story and "side-quests," or subplots...

Q: Will we get to play with Gabriel Knight's tape recorder again?
A: Unknown.

Hey, all. How's it hangin'? Thanks for all the feedback on the new GK3 pages.

I've seen it mentioned a few times that if you want to know what GK3 looks like play Shivers II. I wanted to point out that the GK3 engine (G-engine) is NOT the Shivers II engine. First, Shivers II was not real time but pre-rendered, and you could only 'move' the camera (I believe haven't played it) minimally. In contrast, everything in GK3, backgrounds, characters, etc. will be REAL TIME, meaning generated on the fly so that you can move the camera 100%. The AVI fly through at the train station, for example, was not a pre-rendered movie, but an example of how you'll actually be able to move the camera in the game under your own control of course and wherever you wish. This means that during dialogue between two characters (for instance) you can zoom up to one to look in the eyes or look behind their back to see if their fingers are crossed or peek in their pocket or whatever. Shivers II is actually nothing at all like GK3 neither in engine, story, art, setting, puzzles, etc.

Just wanted to clarify before I start seeing people post Shivers II shots as 'what GK3 will be like' images!

Jane

and...

RE: default camera angles. Yes! This is one of the fun things we're working out. In each 'room' there'll be 3-5 default camera angles which you can get by clicking on 'camera 1-5' on the interface. These will 'show' you the whole room so that if you get your camera in a tough spot or just have a slow machine you can zip around quickly.

Then, for 'scenes' such as talking to the desk clerk, another 3-4 camera buttons will appear that have shots JUST FOR THAT SCENE, like an over the shoulder of the clerk on Gabe, etc. so that you can get these nice angles during the dialogue (or go out to room views with the other buttons for that 'Hitchcock effect'. You'll be able to jump to any of the default camera positions at will or move the camera with the keypad or mouse any time.

Very exciting for someone who's always worked with a static or forced camera before (i.e. me).

Jane

and

Don't want to say too much about this yet but, yes, there'll be icons i.e. more than one. In fact, there'll be more than GK1 overall.

In general, I think GK3 is more of a return to GK1, at least in turns of interactivity level and puzzles.

and finally...

There will be no video in GK3, but there will be more 'scenes' around time changes.

Jane Jensen said in her interview that the city was either the site of a Great Enigma, or of a Great Scam, depending on your level of belief. Geez, I think that could be it!! As for the french we found on the various image, they could be portugese: the 2 langages are highly similar!

The only things I could think opposing this theory is the religious aspect of such a subject. I think it is highly risked to use such a subject! (Whether Jensen made the apparition true or false, there will be unhappy people calling to blaspheme). Furthermore, the subject may seem quite boring. For example, my girlfriend on hearing I think Fatima was the subject of the game was quite pessimist over the appeal of such a game... On this I disagree with her.

I do not if you are familiar with this enigma. In big, here's the mystery: In the early 1920, The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three young sheperd of Fatima, talked to them and told them where to meet again. They met several time. This is not a simple case of seeing the Virgin Mary because she revealed to the three children three secrets (the famous three secret of Fatima). The children kept the secret but told 2 of them to the church. (the third secret being far too much important to tell a simple man). The pastor, seeing the importance of these secret, met with the pope to tell him. The pope kept the secret to himself, telling only his succedor. The 2 first secrets are known to the public, but the third is well kept by the church, despite the pression of many group of people. The secret was supposed to be revealed in 1960, but the pope delayed the date and said that it would probably stay a secret forever. Today, there is only 2 person who knows the secret: the pope Jean-Paul II and Lucy, the last survivor of the three childrens bearing the secret of Fatima. If you want to know more about Fatima, go to http://www.fatima.org , they have it all! (even a virtual tour of the town).

I think there would be much speculation to do on this secret and there could be political issue to consider (depending what the secret is), so it could in my opinion provide the hell of a great story for Gabriel Knight...

Heck, I could be all wrong about this, but I think this is a credible option..."